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Billions of litres of water are used yearly by Quebec’s mining and metal industry, data reveals

Quebec has lifted the veil of secrecy around the province’s biggest water users, revealing that billions of litres of water are…

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Canada

First Nations mull legal action, plan protests over Ontario’s online mining claims system

First Nations leaders say they’ll up their protests and consider legal action if the Ontario government refuses to address their…

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Tech

Report raises questions around growing mining exploration in northern B.C.

A new report by the U.S. branch of the non-profit Environmental Investigation Agency says that investment interest and government tax incentives…

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Health

Hunger for gold means the Amazon has reached ‘tipping point’ of mercury contamination from illegal mining

The rising value of gold worldwide has amplified illegal mining in the Amazon, where liquid mercury is being dumped in…

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Canada

Premier claims former PC government tried to ram through silica mining approval days after Manitoba election

Premier Wab Kinew claims the former Progressive Conservative government tried to approve an Alberta mining company’s proposal to drill for…

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Tech

Glacier melt opens up new territory for salmon — and mining

A new paper published in Science says that as glacier ice melts, new land and rivers are being revealed in…

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Business

Panama’s Supreme Court rules Canadian firm’s mining contract is unconstitutional

Panama’s Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a contract that gives a Canadian company the right to operate a copper mine…

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Canada

Mining claim ‘boom’ pits prospectors against public in suburban Gatineau

The head of a Montreal-based mineral exploration company is reassuring hundreds of residents of Gatineau, Que., that it has no immediate plans…

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Business

Canadian mining company at centre of deadly Panama protests has no plans to scale back

The Canadian mining company that controls a massive copper mine in Panama says it has no plans to alter its…

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Tech

Space mining is getting closer to becoming a reality, and Canada could play a major role

It’s the stuff of science fiction: Blasting off to the moon or an asteroid, drilling it, mining its resources and…

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